Jul 08 2011

Dental Students to Train On Life-Like Robot

Tag: Autonomous Robots,Bionics,Computer Simulation,Design,Engineering,Health,Robotics,Robots,Safety and Prevention — Nic Halverson @ 2:21 pm
The eerily life-like robot sneezes, coughs, gags and snaps its mouth shut "involuntarily."

Jul 01 2011

Fluorescent Nanotubes Image Internal Organs

Tag: Biotechnology,Carbon Nanotubes,Health,Imaging,Infrared,Microbiology,Nanomaterials,Nanomedicine — Emad Hanna @ 2:06 pm
A dye composed of carbon nanotubes minimizes light scatter and produces clearer images.

Jun 30 2011

Dramatic Diet ‘Reverses’ Type 2 Diabetes

Tag: Health — Marianne English @ 5:53 pm
By following a 600-calorie-a-day diet, people in a study showed progress in reversing diabetes.

Jun 29 2011

Epilepsy’s Genetic Roots Uncovered

Tag: Genes,Genetic Science,Health — Marianne English @ 3:32 pm
A "master switch" gene governs the most common form of epilepsy, offering new hope for epilepsy sufferers.

Jun 29 2011

Friday News Feedbag Polls (for 6/24) Are Open! VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!

Tag: Feedblog,Health,Nutrition — James Williams @ 2:08 pm
On this week's Friday News Feedbag Blog, we FINALLY post this poll so YOU - our listeners - can vote for Jorges' James' story. Hooray! Lots of banter. Lots of science. It's a win-win! The Friday News Feedbag podcast pits ...

Jun 25 2011

Clean Swimming in a Dirty River

Tag: Buildings and Structures,Health,Oil Spill,Pollution,Water — Emad Hanna @ 12:46 pm
A design for a New York City pool proposes that it float on the Hudson River and filter water through its sides.

Jun 24 2011

Why Cigarette Warning Labels Make You Angry

Tag: Cancer,Current Events,Drugs and Alcohol,Health,Modern Medicine,Nutrition,Safety and Prevention — Amy Enchelmeyer @ 6:35 pm
This week Discovery News readers weigh in on the government's gruesome new cigarette labels.

Jun 22 2011

Staying Slim More Complex than Previously Thought

Tag: Health,Healthy Foods — Marianne English @ 8:15 pm
The adage "Eat less, exercise more" generally works, but new research suggests that half the fight to stay slim lies in long-term lifestyle changes and eating the right foods.

Jun 17 2011

Mating with Neanderthals Good for Human Health

Tag: Genes,Genetic Science,Genetic Testing,Health,Human Ancestors,Love,Prehistoric Man — Tim Wall @ 4:07 pm
A small percentage of neanderthal genes provided a significant boost to human health.

Jun 16 2011

Would You Like Some Electronic Fries With That?

Tag: Communication,Design,Food,Food Allergies,Food Sources,Health — Emad Hanna @ 2:20 pm
Nutrismart system calls for edible chips to be implanted in food to provide nutritional and other information.
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